The Carlow Brewing Company, also known as O'Hara's Brewing Company, is an Irish craft brewery located in

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History

Seamus O'Hara established the Carlow Brewing Company in 19962010, ''Lonely Planet: Ireland'', p. 68. along with his brother Eamon. Due to the dominance of macro beers in Ireland at the time, the brewery was initially very export-orientated. In the last few years Irish interest in the brewery, and craft beer in general, has increased. In 2017, Carlow Brewery Company acquired Craigies Cider and Hijos de Rivera, a Galician brewery, purchased a 32% stake in Carlow Brewing.

Brands

In addition to the O’Hara's brand, Carlow Brewing Company also produce the following beer and cider brands in their Bagenalstown brewery/cider mill: *Boyne Brewhouse *Craigies Cider *Falling Apple

Beers

*Aldi Specially Selected Traditional Irish Ale - 4.3%

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. Brewed for

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. *Carlow Buckley's Golden Ale - 3.8% Blonde ale. *Carlow Curim Golden Celtic Wheat Beer - 4.3% Wheat ale. *Carlow Goods Store IPA - 4.4% India pale ale. *Carlow O'Haras Celebration Stout - 6% Dry stout. *Carlow O'Haras Celtic Stout - 4.3% Dry stout. *Carlow O'Haras Druids Brew Stout - 4.7% Dry stout. *Carlow O'Haras Irish Pale Ale - 5.2% American pale ale. *Carlow O'Haras Irish Red - 4.3%

. *Carlow O'Haras Leann Follain - 6% Dry stout. *Carlow O'Haras Smoked Ale No. 1 - 5.2%

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. *Marks and Spencer Irish Stout - 4.5% Dry stout. Brewed for

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References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.carlowbrewing.com * /craigiescider.ie Craigies Cider official website* /fallingapplecider.com Falling Apple official website Breweries in Ireland Beer in Ireland Drink companies of the Republic of Ireland County Carlow

History

Brands

Beers

See also

References

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